A | B |
he was called the "trust-buster" for his success in breaking up monopolies | Theodore Roosevelt |
laws which require employers to carry insurance which pays workers injured on the job, or who become sick from a work-related illness | workmen's compensation laws |
an election in which candidates are chosed to urn in a final election | primary |
the system used during the 1800's in which government jobs were given to people who had helped a candidate get elected | spoils system |
the system whereby government jobs are filled by people receiveing the highest score on an examination | civil service system |
Upton Sinclair belong to this group of writers whose books pointed out the need for reform | muckrakers |
a tax based on the amount of money a person makes | income tax |
used by persons in a voting booth so they may vote freely for a candidates of their choice | secret ballot |
it gave Ameriacn voters the right to elect two Senators to Congress from each state | 17th Amendment |
the protection of natural resources | conservation |
inspired the creation of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act | The Jungle |
government could collect income taxes | 16th Amendment |